Psychology
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FREE DBT DIARY CARD & FREE DBT SKILLS WEEKLY CHECKLIST!
Yes, free!!!! I made these for y’all!!!! And they’re interactiveeeeee~ I have been having fun with Canva and made these sheets for anyone to use! DBT Diary Card DBT Diary Card Print Out: DBT Diary Card (Interactive PDF Form): This form is best used by using Google Drive on your…
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FREE DBT SKILLS FLASHCARDS!
Made by moi using Canva Yes! You heard right. These DBT Flashcards are free! I made them using Canva (took a few hours, I will admit). Feel free to use them or share them if you want. I happened to have photo paper so I printed them out and they…
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Why don’t I consider myself valuable?
And other questions I have about myself I don’t consider myself valuable at the moment. And I’m really curious to know how it got this bad. So, I decided to really think about it and use DBT to understand myself better. And to do so, I’m gonna talk about the…
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Embracing the Chaos
As much as possible! Lately, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed to the point of feeling suicidal ideation… I have no plan and I’m not going to hurt myself but it brings me small amounts of relief to imagine that I don’t exist anymore. Which, for me, means I’m falling into a…
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What is Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Since I’ve been recently officially diagnosed with multiple diagnosis (including BPD), I have found Dialectal Behavior Therapy incredibly helpful so far even though it’s only been a short amount of time practicing it. So, I wanted to share with you all what I know about DBT and why it’s useful…
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Is Electroconvulsive Therapy worth it?
My Experience With ECT at AABBHH I’ll start by saying this: Whatever you have seen relating to ECT on television or in movies is inaccurate. And they usually showcase a character going through tremendous amounts of pain during their procedure. That was nowhere near my experience. The truth is that…
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My Relationship with Emotions
It’s been a hot mess, y’all! Today I saw my DBT therapist and I explained that I’ve been tracking my mood in the tracker she gave me. I showed her the sheet and we both recognized that I’ve been feeling manic-y. So instead of teaching me about Distress Tolerance like…
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Out of the Dark!
And it feels good! But a little bit too good… Yesterday, my DBT therapist gave me a daily mood tracker that is a tool to keep her and myself informed about my mood symptoms. At the end of each day, I’m supposed to record my mood and related factors. And…
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Babe, you ok?
You’ve barely touched your untapped potential Dude, I am like, reaaaally struggling today. I feel moody, grouchy, angry, sad… you name it. And I keep reminiscing and missing the days when I was a kid and telling myself, “It’s ok. I’ll figure it out eventually”. Well, guess what? I sincerely…
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What it’s like to have BPD
In my life… I always figured I was different and that’s just how life worked. I didn’t categorize/classify my personality as a “disorder”. But I knew something was off about me. For example: when kids wanted to play games during recess, it was very difficult for me to articulate what…
Foolishly Happy 